Event Details

EVERY Tuesday night!

Join us at one of the hottest open mics in the country, the Organic Open Mic at the gorgeous Bareburger organic restaurant in downtown Manhattan's East Village.

Produced by the long-running Inspired Word open mic series, which has been appeared on MTV's Washington Heights, the Travel Channel's Hidden City, and the Spirit Network's City Girl Diaries, as well as featured Grammy winners, American Idol finalists, Golden Globe Award winners, Emmy nominated actors, and HBO Def Poetry stars, is open to ALL types of performing artists - comedians, musicians, storytellers, singers, poets, fiction/nonfiction writers, playwrights, spoken word artists, performance artists, dancers.

The event takes place on the second floor, with full-length windows on all sides that offers an especially beautiful view.

EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT!

30 slots, 6-minute time limit (or for musicians, 2 songs totaling not more than 7 minutes)

Sign-up starts @ 6pm.

No age limit.

Online payment GUARANTEES your slot on the open mic list. WITH OUR OPEN MIC BEING SO POPULAR, WE STRONGLY SUGGEST THIS OPTION.

If you're concerned about whether we still have open slots on the night of the show, please feel free to call or text 917 703-1512.

A warm, supportive community of artists. Real crowds. And a great place to network.

Please be respectful of our venue. That means NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK of any kind. Including chips and bottled water. We must support our venues as much as we can or else they won't support us. ‪#‎SupportLiveArtsVenues‬

Where

Organizer

Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word

Founded and produced by longtime New York City journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner, The Inspired Word is one of the hottest open mic/performance events in the country, happening every week in downtown Manhattan and having featured some of the finest original performers in the country. Past features include Golden Globe award-winning actress Jill Eikenberry, Emmy/Golden Globe nominated Amber Tamblyn, film/TV actor/comedian Taylor Negron, actor/comedian/TV personality John Fugelsang, Grammy nominated singer Carolyn Malachi, American Idol finalist Anwar Robinson, and HBO Def Poetry stars Shihan, Suheir Hammad, Lemon Andersen, Regie Cabico, Gemineye, and Beau Sia. For more info, please visit: